Filing rack



Jan. 10, 1933. I F. M, MARTIN FILING RACK Original Filed April 23. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor E M flax/07 7 A llorney F. M. MARTIN FILING RACK Jan. 10 1 Original Filed April 23. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A 2% j m m w 7 3 7/2: \\j\\q\ E Allomey Patented Jan. 16, 1933 ITED SATE PATENT FFEE FRED M. MARTIN, OF BEATRICE, NEBRASKA FILING RACK Application filed April 23, 1930, Serial 3T0. 446,635. Renewed May 9, 1932.

This invention relates broadly to what is known in the art as filing racks, and has more particular reference to a rack of this character especially adapted for use for filing away bolts, rivets, nuts, and the like according to their various sizes or other qualifications.

The invention consists broadly in the provision of a suitable support having an opening formed therein together with a receptacle suitably arranged on the support for swinging movement through the opening whereby access to the interior of the receptacle may be had from either side of the support.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a de 'ice of this character which is comparatively simple in construction, thoroughly reliable, practical and well adapted for the purpose designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during a study of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: V

Figure l is a front elevational View of a rack embodying the features of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken therethrough.

Figure 3 is a detail view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4c is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the receptacle and showing the manner of mounting the same on the support,

Figure 5 is front elevational view of the receptacle.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, it will be seen that my invention comprohends the pr vision of any suitable support,

for the sake of illustration I have herein shown a support in the nature of a horizontally swingable hingedly mounted door designated generally by the reference character 5.

As illustrated, the door 5 is provided with a plurality of spaced openings 6 which openings 6 are preferably arranged in longitudinal rows, the rows extending in spaced parallelism as shown to advantage in Figure 1. ll/lounted on the support or door 5, and

swingable through the hole or aperture 6 is a uitable receptacle adapted to receive nuts, olts, rivets or the like.

is reference character 7.

Preferably, the receptacle is substantially V-shaped in longitudinal cross section being opened at its upper widest end and including a bottom wall 8 front and rear walls 9 and 10 respectively and substantially triangular shaped side walls 11 connecting said front and rear walls.

It will be noted that the front and rear walls 9 and 10 respectively at their upper edges project beyond the upper edges of the side walls 11, thus providing for the front wall 9 a stop flange 9 arranged in vertical alinenient with the wall 9 and for the rear wall 10 an angularly disposed stop flange 10'.

in placing the receptacle 7 within the a ierturc 6, it will be noted that the bottom wall 8 is at the lower end of the aperture, and

said bottom wall 8 laterally of the rear wall 10 is provided with a downwardly dependin stop flange 8 for engaging a corresponding side of the support or door 5 at the lower edge of the aperture 6. In this manner of mounting the receptacle 7 within the aperture 6 it will be apparent that the receptacle may be swung vertically through the aperture 6, and that when the receptacle is swung in one direction the stop flange 9 will strike or abut th upport at the upper edge of the aperture 6 thus limiting the swinging movement of the receptacle in said one direction as shown to advantage in Figure 4: thus perii it-ting access to the interior of the receptacle from one side of the support or door 5. I

Manifestly, when the receptacle is swung to the left of Figure at, the stop flange 10 will abut the support at the upper edge of the aperture 6 and the receptacle will be disposed in a position opposite to that shown in Figure 4 whereupon access may be had to the interior of the receptacle from the opposite side of the door or support.

Furthermore, it will be appreciated that while I have designated one wall 9 as the front wall of the receptacle, and the other wall 10 as the rear wall of the receptacle, it is apparent that such has been merely for the purpose of clearness in the description.

It is thought that from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, a clear understanding of the operation, construction, utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be had by those skilled in the art without a more detailed description thereof.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of my in vention it is to be understood that the same is susceptible to changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described, and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is:

1. In combination, a swingably mounted closure member provided with an opening extending therethrough, a receptacle including a pair of opposite walls converging toward the lower end of the receptacle, a bottom wall for said receptacle, one of said first mentioned walls rising from said bottom wall at substantially right angles to said bottom wall, and the other of said first mentioned walls rising from said bottom wall at substantially an obtuse angle to said bottom wall, and a flange depending from the bottom of the receptacle at an angle to the first mentioned one of said walls for contact with the closure adjacent the lower edge of said opening.

2. A device of the character described comprisin in combination a receptacle comprising a ottom wall, front and rear walls risin therefrom, and side walls connecting said ront and rear walls, said front and rear walls having their upper ends projecting beyond the corresponding ends of said side walls to provide stop flanges, said rear wall rising from said bottom wall at substantially right angles to the bottom wall, and said front wall rising from said bottom wall at substantially an obtuse angle to said bottom wall, and said bottom wall rearwardly of said rear wall provided with a depending stop flange extending in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said front wall.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRED M. MARTIN. 

